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1533. Andrews, A. LeRoy. John Macoun. Bryologist 24: 39-41. 1921. — John Macoun 

 (1830-1920), born near Belfast, Ireland, came to Ontario in 1850. He taught school, became 

 professor at Albert College, Belleville, and in 1881 Botanist to the Dominion Government. 

 The rest of his life was spent in government service, doing that pioneer work in the botanical 

 exploration of Canada with which his name will always be associated. He was also much 

 interested in zoology, especially ornithology. Macoun's hepatics and sphagna were deter- 

 mined by competent European students; his mosses by IVIiiller and Kindberg, who "developed 

 an irresponsibility as to species from which bryology still suffers." — E. B. Chamberloin. 



1534. Arber, Agnes. The draughtsman of the 'Herbarum Vivae Eicones.' Jour. Botany 

 59: 131-132. 1921. — The author presents further evidence to prove that Hans Weiditz was 

 the artist and engraver of the illustrations in the Herbarum Vivae Eicones of Otto Brunfels. — 

 Adele Lexuis Grant. 



1535. Arnbll, H. W. Necrologie. [Scandinavian bryologists that have died in recent 

 years.] Rev. Br5^ologique 47: 74-75. 1920. — The author reports the deaths of the following 

 Scandinavian botanists and lists their more important bryological publications: Nils Bryhn, 

 who was a physician at Honefos, Norway, and died in December, 1916, at the age of 62; Inge- 

 brigt Severin Hagen, a physician at Trondhjem, Norway, who died in June, 1917, at the age 

 of 63; Sven Berggren, a professor at the University of Lund, Sweden, who died in June, 1917, 

 at the age of 80; and Baard Kaalaas, a school inspector at Kristiania, Norway, who died in 

 September, 1918, at the age of 67. — .4. IF. Evans. 



1536. Blossfeld, Robert. Sander ist tot! [Death of Sander,] Gartenwelt 25: 80. 

 Portrait. 1921. — An account is given of the life and work of Heinrich Friedrich Konrad 

 (i.e., Frederick) Sander, born in Bremen in 1847, died in Bruges, Dec. 23, 1920. He founded 

 the firm of Sander & Sons, of St. Albans, England, and Bruges, noted importers and growers 

 of orchids. — M. F. Warner. 



1537. Bonaparte, Roland. Usages et folk-lore des fougeres. [Customs and lore of 

 ferns.] La Nature 47^: 401-403. Fig. 1-3. 1919. — Among ancient remedies was the "Scythian 

 lamb" {Cihotium Barometz), found in India, Java, Cochinchina, and China, the silky down 

 of which is reported by Pere Cadiere as still used in northern Annam for dressing cuts, a 

 practice discussed by Loureiro in his Flora Cochinchinensis. The Annamites also use Adi- 

 antum flabellatum for wounds made by sharp instruments. They eat the young shoots of 

 Diplazium esculentum and the rhizomes of Polypodium coronans; Cleichenia linearis, which 

 is very tough, furnishes rough partitions in stables, and the dry fronds of Acrostichum aureum 

 are used to thatch their houses. Platycerium coronarium is regarded by the Annamites with 

 awe or fear; they believe that it harbors a spirit and will not cut down trees on which it grows. 

 — M. F. Warner. 



1538. Britten, James. Alexander Irvine. Jour. Botany 59: 178-179. 1921. — An inter- 

 leaved copy of Irvine's London Flora (1838), part of the additions to which were later utilized 

 in his Illustrated Handbook of British Plants, furnishes the motive for several interesting 

 items and references to biographical accounts of this botanist. Irvine was editor of The 

 Phytologist in the 'oO's, and the Botanists' Chronicle (1863-65) .—il/. F. Warner. 



1539. [Britten, James.] Clara Maria Pope. Jour. Botany 56: 126-127. 1918.— The 3rd 

 wife of Alexander Pope was noted for her paintings of flowers, of which several groups, made 

 about 1820-22, are mentioned. — Neil E. Stevens. 



1540. Britten, James. Gentiana pneumonanthe. Garden 85: 19-20. 1921. — There are 

 no problems of nomenclature connected with this plant, although it has had a long history 

 in botanical literature. Its specific name was first used b}^ Cordus (1561), who called the 

 plant Pneumonanthes. The English "Calathian Violet" used by Gerard, and first given by 

 Lyte in his translation of Dodoens (1578), is merely the translation of Viola Calathiana of 

 Pliny, who may not have meant this plant. Ruellius (1536) definitely applied to it the name 



